A sharp increase in arrivals of migrants fleeing economic and political instability in Latin America has overwhelmed El Paso's shelter capacity, stranding some migrants on the street.
— A black S.U.V. stopped near the Greyhound bus station in this border city to deliver winter clothing to dozens of assembled migrants. Then, a red truck showed up carrying watermelon and other fruit for the migrants, many of whom had slept on nearby streets the night before.
The recent sharp increase in border crossings near El Paso is part of a broader regional migration crisis that has seen hundreds of thousands of people journey to the U.S. over the past two years to escape crushing poverty, joblessness, authoritarian rule and violence in countries throughout the Western Hemisphere.
So far in 2022, a record 228,000 migrants have crossed the Darién Gap, including 148,953 Venezuleans, 21,535 Ecuadoreans and 16,933 Haitians, Panamanianshow. Arrivals of Venezuelans and Ecuadoreans there soared after the U.S. convinced Mexico to end visa-free travel for those nationalities. Like tens of thousands of Cubans have done over the past year, Yocarys, 33, flew to Nicaragua, which allows visa-free travel from Cuba, to begin the journey to the U.S. border. She said it was difficult to leave behind her 13-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter. But Yocarys said the dire economic situation on the communist-ruled island prevented her from securing basic necessities for her children.
That means most migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and other countries beyond Mexico and Central America's Northern Triangle are not expelled under Title 42 and generally allowed to seek asylum. Oftentimes, they're released with a court notice or instructions to check-in with immigration officials at their destinations.whether to allow a lower court ruling that invalidated the expulsions to take effect.
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